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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine SpaceX DM1 Mission Briefing

Dylan Dement • March 10, 2019 • No Comments •
SpaceX successfully completed their Crew Dragon Demo-1 mission earlier this month, checkmarking another significant achievement for Elon Musk, …

Norway Establishes Doomsday Vault to Store Precious Data

Dylan Dement • December 17, 2017 • No Comments •
  Remember Norway’s Global Seed Vault? The same people are back with a new venture, this time housing precious data …

Turkish Airlines, Ben Stiller & Social Media Stars Come Together to Help Provide Relief for East Africa

Dylan Dement • March 20, 2017 • No Comments •
Between 2014 and 2016, a large-scale sea surface temperature warming known as El Niño took place, leading to worldwide flooding, droughts and natural …

Inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver Performs It for the First Time At Age 96

Mbiyimoh Ghogomu • May 28, 2016 • No Comments •
In 1974, Dr. Henry Heimlich invented a new, more effective way to provide first aid to a choking victim. His …

Attention Amazon Shoppers! Help Donate To Charities At No Cost To You

Dylan Dement • May 11, 2016 • No Comments •
  For those of you who shop on Amazon somewhat regularly — which seems like everyone nowadays — …

Stephen Hawking and Mark Zuckerberg Team Up With Russian Billionaire For Interstellar Space Mission

Dylan Dement • April 17, 2016 • No Comments •
Last year, Russian billionaire Yuri Milner, theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg teamed up in …

Wooden Computer Chips Bring Us One Step Closer To Biodegradable Electronics

Dylan Dement • April 7, 2016 • No Comments •
Most computer chips in electronics are made from non-biodegradable materials that are eventually discarded into the trash and …

Love Kickstarter? Here’s A Way To MAKE MONEY Off Other People’s Campaigns

Dylan Dement • March 16, 2016 • No Comments •
Online crowdfunding has really taken off over the last decade. Before, if you had an idea for a …

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s Oscar-Winning Documentary Sparks Change in Pakistan

Dylan Dement • March 1, 2016 • No Comments •
At this year’s Academy Awards, a film about honor killings in Pakistan won an Oscar for best short documentary. …

Loving Family Brings Frozen Kitten Back To Life (GoPro Video)

Dylan Dement • January 15, 2016 • No Comments •
This past Thanksgiving, Branden Bingham and his family went to Bear Lake outside of Salt Lake City, Utah …

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